World-Famous Faculty, World-Class Training

The FCI's pastry program is the only one in the world designed by Jacques Torres, one of the most honored pastry chefs in the world and the youngest to receive the Meilleur Ouvrier de France Pâtissier Award. Torres is widely known for his TV Food Network and PBS series, as well as his cookbooks and his tenure at Le Cirque 2000. As The FCI's Dean of Pastry Arts, he has channelled his passion, enthusiasm, and deep understanding of pastry into a curriculum and style of training that is unmatched.

Torres' vision is complemented by an equally distinguished pastry faculty dedicated to bringing out the best in each student. Master Pastry Instructor Ron Ben-Israel—dubbed "The Wedding Cake Master" by Zagat and named Best Baker in 2004 by Vogue Magazine—has received awards from the New York Guild of Chefs, The Societe de Saint Michelle, and the Societe Culinaire Philantropic. Ron and his creations have been featured in the national and international media, as well as in a variety of wedding books.

As an FCI student, you'll also work alongside a team of distinguished pastry chef-instructors, and benefit from a guest faculty of pastry luminaries that includes Florian Bellager of Fauchon, Ewald Notter of The International School of Confectionary Arts, and Biagio Settepani of the renowned Bruno Bakery.